| Job Title |
Mouthpiece Maker |
| Job Description |
Tends Shop Machines That Form And Shape Mouthpieces For
Woodwind Instruments: Screws Mouthpiece Into Boring Machine That
Follows Template To Automatically Form Base Of Piece. Positions
Mouthpiece In Chuck Of Automatic Turning Lathe And Shapes
Outside Of Mouthpiece. Feeds Mouthpiece In Sloping Machine To
Cut Slope To Specified Dimensions. Presses Tip Of Mouthpiece
Against Abrasive Wheel To Grind To Specified Curvature. Places
Mouthpiece In Fixture Of Chambering (shaping) Machine To Shape
Inside Opening. Cuts And Attaches Cork Around Forward Part Of
Mouthpiece To Ensure Fit Of Mouthpiece Into Instrument, Using
Knife And Glue. Verifies Dimensions, Using Micrometers And
Gauges. Operates Power Buffing Wheel To Buff Mouthpiece.
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